About Leila Savage, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist in San Diego

You've built a life.

Now you're wondering if it's the one you actually want.

I work primarily with women at a crossroads — questioning a relationship, an identity, a career, or a life that no longer feels like their own. I draw from CBT, IFS, feminist therapy, and client-centered therapy to help you reconnect with who you've always been, beneath the expectations, fear, and self-doubt.

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You did everything right.
So why doesn't this feel like your life?

Maybe you're questioning your identity or who you're attracted to. Maybe a relationship is shifting in ways you didn't expect. Maybe your career, your body, or the role of caregiver has quietly taken over — and you don't recognize the person carrying it all.

You don't have to have it figured out before you walk in. You don't even have to know what the question is yet, only that something feels off.

This is a space to slow down and make sense of what's happening — without being told who you should be.

As a multiracial therapist with Middle Eastern roots and the daughter of an immigrant, I bring lived experience alongside clinical training to this work. I offer an affirming space for LGBTQ+ individuals and for anyone whose identity or relationships fall outside traditional expectations.

HOW I WORK:

My approach is collaborative, trauma-informed, and affirming. Every part of your experience is welcome here.

A lot of the women I work with carry anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, shame, grief, or the lasting effects of trauma. Often these patterns have kept you disconnected from yourself for a long time, sometimes without you fully realizing it.

Together, we'll explore where those patterns came from — and build greater self-trust, self-compassion, and clarity about what you actually want, not what you've been told to want.

My goal isn't to hand you an answer. It's to help you uncover who you've always been, underneath the noise.

What therapy with me is like

    • Identity questions — "Who am I now?" or "What's next for me?"

    • Relationship changes, transitions, or endings

    • Questioning sexual identity or attraction

    • Career dissatisfaction or feeling stuck

    • Body image struggles

    • Caregiver burnout

    • Anxiety, perfectionism, and people-pleasing

    • Shame, grief, or the lasting effects of trauma

    • Are a woman at a crossroads, even if you can't yet name what's shifting

    • Identify as LGBTQ+ or are questioning your identity or attraction

    • Are in a relationship, marriage, or relationship structure that falls outside traditional expectations

    • Feel disconnected from yourself after years of holding everything together

    • Are ready to build self-trust instead of looking outside yourself for the answer

    • Want a therapist who brings lived experience with identity and belonging, not just clinical theory

    • Prefer a collaborative, affirming approach over being told who to be

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    • Feminist Therapy

    • Client-centered therapy

    • Trauma-informed care

    • LGBTQ+ affirming care

    • Individual and couples therapy, including consensually non-traditional relationship structures

    • Warm and genuinely affirming

    • Easy to be fully yourself with, including the parts you've hidden

    • Curious about your story without trying to rewrite it

    • Non-judgmental about identity, relationships, or how you've coped

    • Direct, without losing warmth

    • Grounded in both lived experience and clinical training

    • Invested in your life feeling like your own again

I specialize in…

  • Individual Therapy

    Support for identity, anxiety, perfectionism, shame, grief, and the patterns keeping you disconnected from yourself. For women and individuals ready to build self-trust and move toward a life that feels authentically theirs.

  • Couples Therapy

    Support for long-term relationships, marriages, and consensually non-traditional relationship structures. For couples wanting more honesty, connection, and clarity about what they each actually want.

  • Body Image & Women's Empowerment

    Support for the relationship with your body — including how it shifts with age, identity, and life stage. For women ready to find more peace with their bodies than pressure, at any stage of life.

  • Identity & LGBTQ+ Affirming Care

    An affirming space for anyone questioning their identity, attraction, or relationships outside traditional expectations. For clients who want a therapist who understands belonging and authenticity firsthand, not just in theory.

I offer in-person sessions in my professional, warm office in Mission Valley, San Diego, and video-based telehealth services across California using a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform.

My services

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Master of Clinical Psychology, Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (AMFT)#160286

TRAINING & BACKGROUND

ADVANCED TRAINING & AFFILIATIONS

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Feminist Therapy

  • Client-Centered Therapy

  • Trauma-Informed Care

  • LGBTQ+ Affirming Care

  • Couples Therapy

  • Body Image & Women's Empowerment

  • California BBS Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist #160286

You don't have to have it figured out. Let's start where you are.

Reach out today — I'd love to hear from you.

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